On the heels of the supposedly new and improved Internet Explorer 7 is Firefox 2.0. And the sad news is, I’m not installing either one for awhile! At least not on my “production” computer.
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Category Archives: Gadget Corner
DVD Recording Tip
For those of you that have a DVD burner in your computer, you are probably concerned about the compatibility of discs you record and play back in a standard DVD player. Both of my Pioneer units play back both DVD-R and DVD+R discs without a problem. Heck, they even play back unfinalized CDs! But other brands may not fare as well. There is a tip that will help you create discs that are more compatible than these formats…and your drive may already support it!
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XM2GO: A Portable XM Radio Receiver
My friend Jon (in Connecticut) sent me the Delphi XM2GO XM radio receiver a month ago, and while I haven’t activated it yet, I’ve been able to play with it a bit using the preview channels and charging it in the car for awhile. Would this be any better than a standard XM receiver, such as my Roady2?
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Needle Drop Setup, Part 2
Since we covered the hardware and software editor setups in my last installment, we’ll cover filters and techniques in this second part of the series. The main objective is to clean up your WAV file while leaving the sound quality of the file intact. Too much processing will make your sound file sound “processed”, for lack of a better word, and strip it of any life it may have.
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Needle Drop Setup, Part 1
I’m sometimes asked what I use to create digital recordings from vinyl, or any other source I have. When I create CDs or other digital media from my own files, I load them into the computer for editing. My arsenal is extensive these days, but I’m at a point where I’m comfortable with what I use, and the results I can expect.
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